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Black plaque № 19650

Sherman, TX, United States

Black plaque № 19650

Pool Manufacturing Company. Originally chartered September 20, 1909, as Sherman Overall Manufacturing Company. First machinery was secured from a glove manufacturer and placed in the Birge-Forbes Building on East Lamar Street. Company was purchased in August 1911, by R. F. Pool and son, Carl; in fol

lowing years, expansion led to use of several separate buildings in downtown Sherman. Named changed to Pool Manufacturing Company in 1925. In December 1928, plant was moved to this site with 60,000 sq

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